Research areas

Maria's research interests lie within Social Psychology. She is currently interested in research on Intimate Relationships, Relationship Conflict, Sexuality, LGBT psychology, LGBT experiences in Sporting contexts, Masculinity and Femininity and Stereotyping.

In terms of supervision, her interests are varied and wide ranging. For Maria, it is less about the specific topic and more about how an 'old' issue can be examined in a new way using the social psychological lens. Some of the projects she has supervised in the last 12 years fall under the following terms: